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To Hell in a Handbasket: Our love affair with Capitalism and Consumerism

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Some argue that the growth of capitalism has provided freedom and created wealth, others argue it has led to injustice and inequality, still others are concerned about the environmental problems created by capitalism’s emphasis on mass consumerism. So what really is capitalism, how did it start and is it the best system to move our world forward? Your tutor Hanna Kivistö has Masters Degrees in both International Relations and Education. Currently she works as a political journalist, and has previously worked for the United Nations and the Parliament of Finland.